Norman Lindsay with his wife and muse Rose Soady, 1909
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Okay, but just the contrast in writing/performance between Jaune and Ruby in their different breakdowns.
Miles is giving Jaune this very up-front, very overt, very traditionally dramatic ‘man losing his mind out of isolation and guilt’ performance. He shouts, he screams, he makes big, attention-getting monologues and outbursts where he lays out all his pains and torments for the audience to hear. Again, all in what we’d call a very ‘traditionally’ dramatic fashion.
Meanwhile, Lindsay is giving Ruby this very restrained, grounded, visceral, far more raw and ugly performance. Ruby is generally quiet and restrained until something sets her off. She doesn’t shout or scream but instead lashes out with things she’s been holding in all this time seemingly at random. She’s not ‘explaining’ what or how her problems are, she’s just VENTING. Because that’s all she CAN do right now.
And it all works brilliantly with both the characters AND what the scene needs to accomplish.
I think from a character perspective, Jaune is making these big, overt dramatic breakdowns in a subconscious attempt to GET attention, as an unconscious cry for help. Specifically, because Jaune is deep down DESPERATE for absolution. He’s become so consumed by guilt over what he did to Penny that it’s now taken over everything he does, and deep down he’s desperate for someone or something to absolve him of that guilt.
But whereas Jaune is dealing with something recent, relatively speaking, what we’re seeing with Ruby is simply the result of coping mechanism she’s been using to compartmentalize, manage and repress her trauma likely her entire life, which has LONG since been pushed past it’s limits, FINALLY breaking down. What we’re seeing start to come out is likely a LIFETIME of repressed pain and trauma. Which ironically she CAN’T let out nearly as obviously as Jaune is doing because she’s still trying to keep it in. Because she doesn’t know HOW to be open with her pain.
And putting Jaune opposite Ruby in this episode only serves to exacerbate Ruby’s problems. Because Jaune’s far more overt and obvious breakdowns just end up drawing the attention of Weiss, Blake, Yang and even the audience AWAY from Ruby’s already subtle and restrained breakdown.
Until it’s too late and Ruby simply checks out entirely.
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lindsay jones and miles luna GOING SO FUCKING HARD ON THEIR LINES to deliver us the pain we so desperately begged for
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i really hope no bumbleby shippers are ACTUALLY angry at ruby for snapping at blake and yang. ruby is in the middle of a mental breakdown/crisis and she has every right to snap at the people who have (although unknowingly) been subconsciously looking to ruby for answers and guides. no i don’t think ruby is actually angry at blake and yang for finding happiness in each other, it’s just the fact that she can’t find her own happiness right now and seeing them be so happy with each other while she’s dealing with all of this pisses her the fuck off, which is completely understandable. just like how she had every right to snap at weiss when she kept trying to hurry her and snapping at her when she did something wrong. my girl deserves a break and a screaming session. let it out bby.
also, LINDSAY KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE FUCKING PARK OH MY GOD??? JESUS THAT WAS AMAZING
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“A mother always keeps her promises.”
HOLY SHIT THEY ARE BARELY EVEN BEING SUBTLE ABOUT IT AT THIS POINT.
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